CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A nine-day trade mission to Japan to mark the 25th anniversary of the state’s development office in Nagoya will include stops in that city, along with Yokohama and Tokyo and receptions marking the anniversary in both Tokyo and Nagoya, a Department of Commerce spokeswoman said. The trade mission,[Read More…]
Month: May 2015
Charleston episodes of Antiques Roadshow to air
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six thousand people, from 40 states and two Canadian provinces, came to Charleston last August for the Antiques Roadshow and their visits had a $1.5 million impact on the local economy, said Scott Finn, executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Those people brought their antiques to[Read More…]
69th annual Victory Awards Dinner set for Sunday
WHEELING, W.Va. — The nation’s oldest statewide sports fete will be held Sunday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. The 69th annual Victory Awards Dinner sponsored by the 83-year-old West Virginia Sports Writers Association will feature the induction of two more members of the W.Va. Sports Hall of Fame as well as[Read More…]
Science should dictate Clarksburg fluoride policy
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s not often you get so many diverse groups agreeing on one thing. Everyone has an opinion, and some issues can cause heated arguments. But the fact is, the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Public Health Service, the World Health Organization,[Read More…]
Blenko plans ‘Autumn Flame’ for West Virginia Day
MILTON, W.Va. — Blenko Glass Company has started making its 2015 West Virginia Day piece, “Autumn Flame,” which will go on sale at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 20, in celebration of West Virginia’s 152nd birthday. The vase pays homage to West Virginia’s trees, designer Arlon Bayliss said. He described the[Read More…]
Attack on gay couple spotlights law’s deficiency
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Allegations last week that a Marshall University football player attacked two gay men while they were standing at a street corner in downtown Huntington has brought a heap of attention to the university, the city and West Virginia – none of it welcome.[Read More…]
Six W.Va. hospitals form cancer trial network
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Davis Medical Center Cancer Care Center has joined five other West Virginia facilities to form the West Virginia Cancer Clinical Trials Network. The goal of the network is to allow patients to participate in clinical trials of new cancer treatments. Dr. Donald R. Fleming, MD, is[Read More…]
Shepherdstown theater festival to mark 25th year
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Twenty-five years ago, Ed Herendeen had a vision of producing new American plays in conjunction with Shepherd University. Herendeen, now the founder and producing director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival, was working at the Williamstown Theater Festival in western Massachusetts at the time, when he received[Read More…]
Ripley mom, daughters win look-alike contest
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A retired librarian and her two daughters are the winners of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Mother-Daughter Look-Alike Contest. “Oh my goodness,” said an excited Daisy Bennett of Ripley. Her daughters are Gina Guffey, 50, of Leonardtown, Md., and Amy Phipps, 48, of Burns, Tenn. Bennett is[Read More…]
Low W.Va. cigarette tax has upside, report indicates
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Even with major tobacco-growing neighbors, West Virginia’s low cigarette tax has helped the state avoid significant revenues lost to smuggling, according to a recent report. The Tax Foundation found that West Virginia ranked 42nd in cigarette smuggling thanks to its 55 cents a pack tax rate. While[Read More…]